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Swine Creek Reservation

Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 6 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 6 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Swine Creek Reservation near Hayes Corners, OH. The route passes Killdeer Pond and Lodge Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,076 – 1,142 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maple Highlands Trail 41.44383, -81.02964
Nearest town Hayes Corners, OH
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Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 6 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min

Elevation 1,077–1,143 ft

Out & Back · Swine Creek Reservation

Trailhead: Maple Highlands Trail · 41.44383, -81.02964

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

  1. Start on Maple Highlands Trail, heading S.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadowlark Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Highlands Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miPass Killdeer Pond.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Killdeer Lake Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Sugarbush Trail, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Wagon Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Siltstone Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Squaw Root Trail, heading E.
  10. 250 ftPass Lodge Pond.
  11. 0.3 miReach Lodge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Siltstone Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wagon Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sugarbush Trail, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Killdeer Lake Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Maple Highlands Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Meadowlark Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lodge-pond-lodge-pond-out-back-8-sights-3-km

Trail surface

36% paved16% dirt15% gravel1% grass32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.

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